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Sheldon Brown has got some interesting things to say about front brakes vs rear brakes for stopping, front it way better. Have a look on his site.
I think this rear brake to stop thing comes from BMX when you were worried about going over the bars. I only ever use my rear brake on my road bike to take some speed off on descents, and to add a bit more stopping power in the wet.
If you're single speed then fit front and rear brakes I reckon, you can take the rear one off if you go fixed. Saw a single speed the other day with only a front brake. I figured that the owner was trying to pretend it was fixed, we wasn't fooling me. I imagine it's fucking dangerous in the wet, going downhill...